News

January 02 2015

Orc, a global leader in derivatives trading technology, today
announced that Orc Group Holding AB´s owner Cidron Delfi
Intressenter Holding AB (a company indirectly controlled by Nordic
Capital Fund VII) has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the
shares in Tbricks. The intention is to transfer the ownership to
Orc Group AB, which will occur once consent has been obtained from
SEB according to the terms in Orc Group´s loan agreement with
SEB.

Tbricks, founded in 2006, provides market makers, proprietary
traders and banks with sophisticated technology for trading.
Tbricks has customers across Europe and the US and offices in
Chicago, London, Stockholm and St Petersburg, Russia.

"We are very excited to announce Cidron Delfi Intressenter
Holding AB´s acquisition of Tbricks. Jonas Hansbo and team have
conceptualized and launched a strong, flexible trading platform,
designed for the requirements of tomorrow. Orc remains committed to
providing the best products and services for trading and electronic
execution," said Torben Munch, CEO Orc Group. "I anticipate the
acquisition to significantly strengthen Orc's offering in the
trading domain, and help us continue servicing the most
sophisticated participants in global capital markets. The Tbricks
team constitutes some of the most skilled, passionate and
experienced technologists in the trading domain today, and the
addition of them to our team will greatly enhance our
competitiveness going forward."

"Orc has been the global market leader in exchange traded
derivatives for more than a decade. Given their broad market
exposure, extensive domain experience and strategic focus, we think
Orc is the perfect match for us and our clients," said Jonas
Hansbo, CEO Tbricks. "Orc has a great history of innovation with
its industry-first automated server based trading solution Orc
Liquidator. With this merger, the advanced software from Tbricks
will be married with Orc's strong ownership and global distribution
capacity to create another breakthrough, leapfrogging existing
platforms, and fueling Orc for the next ten years and beyond. We
remain committed to our clients, and are confident the combination
will benefit them greatly. It gives me great joy to play a role in
architecting Orc's future."

An investor telephone conference (in English) will be held on
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3.00 p.m. CET. Register by e-mail at
ir@orc-group.com
or phone +46 8 506 477 00 no later than January 9, 2015.
When registering please include your name, e-mail and phone
number.

About Orc
Orc is the global market leader in trading technology for listed
derivatives. Building on our commitment to long term partnerships
and technology innovation that delivers results, Orc serves the
trading and electronic execution needs of clients worldwide.

Leading trading firms, market makers, banks and brokers around
the globe depend on Orc to provide robust solutions that deliver
concrete value, ensuring that they achieve their business goals in
the world's increasingly dynamic and competitive markets. With
nearly 200 customer sites in more than 30 countries, access to over
150 trading venues and offices in each of the world's key financial
centers, we offer true global capabilities.

Combining our technology and financial industry expertise,
including a solid understanding of regulatory issues, Orc also
provides expert advice and services that help reduce complexity and
cost, while enabling clients to stay focused on value creation in
their core businesses.

Orc is owned by Orc Group Holding AB which in turn is
majority-owned by Nordic Capital Fund VII.

Tbricks provides the next-generation trading system that
empowers the professional trader. Tbricks delivers an open, solid
and very fast core platform complemented by a rich set of trading
apps. Tbricks supports premier trading and market making
institutions in Europe and North America.

For further information, please contact:

Torben Munch, CEO, Orc Group, Tel. +45 2223 4789

Jonas Hansbo, CEO, Tbricks, Tel. +46 706 52 51 93

The information in this press release is subject to the
disclosure requirements of Orc Group Holding AB under the
Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial
Instruments Trading Act. The information was released for
publication on January 2, 2015, 8:00 a.m. CET.

N.B. The English text is a translation of the Swedish text. In
case of discrepancy between the Swedish and the English text the
Swedish version shall prevail.